Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan drove the prodigies from Thunder Mountain with a devastating sword strike and learned that the road ahead held powerful rivals seeking the Gods and Devils Wall. He left the mountain with Little Golden Monkey, prepared to settle accounts with the hostile Dao Protectors.

• Chen Fan unleashed his final, nearly strength-draining sword strike, injuring some prodigies and forcing the rest to flee Thunder Mountain.
• Chen Fan sensed that the blue radiance from the Enlightenment God Tree had nearly mended his Great Dao, bringing him closer to the Spirit Refining Stage.
• Mu Yunshui warned Chen Fan that powerful older-generation prodigies, including Jian Tianmo and Holy Son Cai Teng, awaited farther along the Ancient Immortal Road in search of the Gods and Devils Wall.
• Mu Yunshui left with the Immortal Palace's three Dao Protectors, while Little Golden Monkey emerged from Chen Fan's robes with several times more golden runes covering its body.
• Chen Fan descended the mountain with Little Golden Monkey to meet Dugu Han and Bald Bird as the War Clan siblings and other Dao Protectors watched him hostilely.

Chen Fan fought the War Clan siblings while Dugu Han confronted guardians who had been sent by his former junior brother, Liu Tianxiao. The guardians withdrew as Chen Fan continued to press his attack, and onlookers fled, warning that he must never be provoked.

• The guardians accused Chen Fan of killing the prodigies, but Bald Bird and Little Golden Monkey pointed out that the War Clan siblings had killed even more.
• Chen Fan challenged the guardians and attacked Zhan Yuewu and Zhan Chuge, trading blows with them and gaining the upper hand.
• A guardian tried to stop Chen Fan, but Dugu Han struck him down with the Nine Palaces Sword Formation.
• Dugu Han revealed that Liu Tianxiao had sent the guardians to kill him and vowed to settle their old and new debts.
• A War Clan guardian called for the fighting to end, but Chen Fan ignored him and continued attacking the War Clan siblings.
• Cultivators watching from afar fled, declaring that Chen Fan must never be provoked.

Chen Fan defeated Zhan Yuewu and Zhan Chuge, then learned the War Clan possessed a damaged sword sheath that might be connected to one in his Storage Ring. The War Clan offered to lend it for one year if he traveled with them, but Chen Fan rejected the terms and resumed attacking the siblings.

• Chen Fan drove Zhan Yuewu and Zhan Chuge back while Dugu Han blocked the War Clan's guardians from intervening.
• Dugu Han stopped Chen Fan from killing Zhan Yuewu and revealed that the War Clan had a damaged sword sheath from the Ancient Immortal Court.
• Chen Fan agreed to spare the siblings while Dugu Han demanded the sword sheath, and Bald Bird suggested borrowing it for fifty years.
• The War Clan refused the fifty-year loan, then offered to lend the sheath for one year if Chen Fan traveled with them.
• Chen Fan rejected the offer and slashed at Zhan Yuewu and Zhan Chuge again.

Chen Fan fought Zhan Chuge and Zhan Yuewu while Dugu Han kept the War Clan guardians at bay. The War Clan elder revealed an ancestral sword sheath that reacted to Chen Fan’s matching sheath, and the battle ended with Chen Fan holding a blade to one guardian’s throat.

• Chen Fan defeated Zhan Chuge and blocked the siblings’ attempt to retreat as Dugu Han refused the War Clan’s demand to stop.
• The War Clan elder drew a sword from an ancestral sheath, and both it and the sheath in Chen Fan’s Storage Ring trembled toward each other.
• Dugu Han demanded to inspect the sheath, but the elder attacked him, and their clash left them evenly matched.
• The War Clan guardians rushed to rescue Zhan Yuewu and Zhan Chuge while Chen Fan used Nine Palaces Footwork to surround the siblings with nine figures.
• After the guardians struck at Chen Fan’s illusory figures, Chen Fan appeared behind them and pressed his blade to one guardian’s throat.

Chen Fan wounded a War Clan Dao Protector but could not overcome his formidable vitality, as the two sword sheaths began fusing into an ancient treasure. Dugu Han confronted the Dao Protectors while Little Golden Monkey unleashed a dazzling golden radiance.

• Chen Fan struck the War Clan Dao Protector across the throat, but the wounded elder healed and charged at him.
• Dugu Han battled the War Clan elder while the other Dao Protector rescued Zhan Yuewu and Zhan Chuge, who joined the attack on Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan's sword sheath and the War Clan elder's sheath flew together and began fusing, drawing the attention of the watching Dao Protectors.
• Dugu Han stripped the War Clan elder's sword of its power and wounded him, while Chen Fan discovered that no one could move the merging sheaths.
• The War Clan Dao Protectors cornered Chen Fan, but Dugu Han appeared to confront them as Little Golden Monkey released a tremendous golden light.

Little Golden Monkey underwent an ancestral reversion, killed the War Clan’s Dao Protectors, and tore the fused sword sheath free. Bald Bird and Dugu Han recognized its resemblance to a legendary Monkey King, whom Dugu Han named Equal to Heaven, or the God of War.

• Little Golden Monkey transformed into a huge, blood-eyed golden monkey and killed the War Clan’s two Dao Protectors, while the other Dao Protectors fled.
• Bald Bird urged Little Golden Monkey to take the sword sheath, but it roared at him before turning to claim it.
• Little Golden Monkey gripped the fused sword sheath and, after a struggle, tore it free and flew back toward Chen Fan and the others.
• Bald Bird and Dugu Han compared Little Golden Monkey to a Monkey King from legends about the war between immortals and demons.
• Dugu Han recalled that ancient records called the Monkey King Equal to Heaven, or the God of War.

Chen Fan and his companions discussed ancient figures whose stories resembled myths from Chen Fan’s world, then considered evidence that the ancient war between immortals and demons had left a vast historical mystery. Little Golden Monkey fell unconscious, and after examining the newly restored sword sheath, Dugu Han warned Chen Fan never to use it on the Ancient Immortal Road.

• Chen Fan recounted a myth from his world, and Bald Bird identified Tang Xuan, Marshal Tianpeng, Sand Monk, and the Monkey King as real figures from the ancient era whose lives differed from the tale.
• Bald Bird said the Monkey King had been suppressed by Tathagata Buddha and Amitabha Buddha before escaping, after which the war between immortals and demons began and records vanished for tens of thousands of years.
• Chen Fan described seeing a shattered Immortal Court and ancient corpses in the void, prompting Bald Bird and Dugu Han to wonder what had destroyed the immortals and demons.
• Little Golden Monkey fell unconscious after losing its ability to fly, and Chen Fan and Dugu Han found that its Divine Soul was weak but recovering.
• Bald Bird noticed that the restored sword sheath was missing a red stone, and Dugu Han found it could shatter a Nine Palaces formation pattern before warning Chen Fan never to use it on the Ancient Immortal Road.

Chen Fan and his companions crossed the desolate Ancient Immortal Road and reached a vast Marketplace controlled by the Hell Sect. As they investigated the unusual presence, Chen Fan worried that the Qin Clan might be rushing toward a way to teleport Xian'er back to Earth.

• Dugu Han warned Chen Fan that using the transformed sword sheath on the fragile Ancient Immortal Road could destroy it, so Chen Fan stored it away.
• Chen Fan, Dugu Han, and Bald Bird traveled for seven days and found a bustling Marketplace where they recognized former Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield cultivators.
• Dugu Han identified the Marketplace's guards as members of the Hell Sect, and he and Bald Bird wondered why the secretive force had gathered there in such numbers.
• Chen Fan urged the group to find Xian'er, concerned that the Qin Clan's haste meant something was wrong.
• Bald Bird suddenly wondered whether the Qin Clan intended to take Xian'er and teleport back to Earth.

Chen Fan learned that the Qin Clan was searching the Ancient Immortal Road for a way to return to the Earth Cultivation World and retrieve an immortal formation disk. After failing to locate the clan, he prepared to return to Earth, but the Bald Bird arrived with alarming news that the world was finished.

• Dugu Han explained that Qin Xian'er's mother had taken the Qin Clan's immortal formation disk to the Earth Cultivation World, and that Ye Qingyang had once pursued it.
• Chen Fan suspected that Ye Qingyang might have been an incarnation of the Fat Daoist and feared the Qin Clan would discover his identity and threaten Chen Jingjing and the others.
• Dugu Han said the Qin Clan had brought three late-stage Spirit Refinement protectors, and Chen Fan decided to find them and return to Earth.
• Chen Fan and Dugu Han searched the Marketplace for the Qin Clan but found only a report that its members had passed through more than a month earlier.
• The Bald Bird returned with borrowed divine mineral materials and announced that the Earth Cultivation World was finished.

Chen Fan learned that the Hell Sect was preparing to reach the Earth Cultivation World, then chose to enter Immortal River City despite the dangers there. He found Qin Xian'er’s aura among the city’s gathered elite talents.

• Bald Bird told Chen Fan that the Hell Sect was gathering materials for a Teleportation Array aimed at the Earth Cultivation World.
• Chen Fan worried that the Earth Cultivation World could not withstand the Hell Sect and Qin Clan, and decided to find Qin Xian'er for answers about their plans and the world breach.
• Bald Bird explained that Immortal River City drew powerful cultivators seeking the Gods and Devils Wall, and Chen Fan chose to go there despite the risks.
• After a month of travel, Chen Fan and Dugu Han reached Immortal River City, where Dugu Han urged Chen Fan to use the Nine Palaces Token if danger came.
• Chen Fan sensed Jian Tianmo, Holy Son Cai Teng, Fei Fengxuan, Dugu Ghost Sword, and finally Qin Xian'er within the city.

Chen Fan entered Immortal River City to find Qin Xian'er, but Fei Fengxuan, Jian Tianmo, and Cai Teng confronted him and demanded a fight. When news of the clash reached Qin Xian’er’s residence, she and the Qin Clan’s Dao Protectors reacted with shock.

• Chen Fan and Bald Bird entered Immortal River City, and Chen Fan sensed Qin Xian’er inside a residence at the city’s center.
• Fei Fengxuan and Jian Tianmo arrived and challenged Chen Fan, while Cai Teng appeared and greeted him.
• Chen Fan accepted that he could not avoid a battle, and Fei Fengxuan stepped forward to fight first.
• A servant told the City Lord that Fei Fengxuan, Jian Tianmo, and Cai Teng had confronted Chen Fan.
• The Qin Clan’s three Dao Protectors rose in alarm when they heard Chen Fan’s name, and Qin Xian’er trembled and turned pale.

City Lord Guo and the Qin Clan Dao Protectors plotted to capture Chen Fan for his precious arts, while Guo Liuyu tried to make Qin Xian'er his Dao companion in exchange for sparing Chen Fan. As Chen Fan faced Fei Fengxuan in Immortal River City, he calmly met Fei Fengxuan’s opening attack.

• The Qin Clan Dao Protectors told City Lord Guo that Chen Fan had won the Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield and killed Qin Changtian, and Guo agreed to help capture him for his precious arts.
• City Lord Guo learned that Dugu Han was protecting Chen Fan and offered to deal with Dugu Han while the Qin Clan captured Chen Fan.
• Guo Liuyu claimed he could preserve Chen Fan’s life if Qin Xian'er became his Dao companion for three years, but she rejected his demand and flew away.
• Chen Fan faced Fei Fengxuan on Immortal River City's crowded streets as Jian Tianmo and Cai Teng watched.
• Fei Fengxuan unleashed a wave of Sword Qi at Chen Fan, who calmly declared him unworthy and blurred from his position.

Chen Fan fought Fei Fengxuan with techniques that left the spectators astonished, then split into nine figures and encircled Fei Fengxuan, Jian Tianmo, and Holy Son Cai Teng. As Chen Fan unleashed his full life-and-death intent to face all three at once, Qin Xian'er watched confidently while City Lord Guo left to seek help.

• Chen Fan used a snowflake-like movement technique and afterimages to surprise Fei Fengxuan, then pressed him back in a fierce sword fight.
• Fei Fengxuan transformed his body into a sword and continued battling Chen Fan, while City Lord Guo and the Qin Clan's three Dao Protectors discussed killing Chen Fan and securing his precious art.
• Qin Xian'er arrived and watched Chen Fan fight, as Jian Tianmo challenged Fei Fengxuan over his inability to defeat Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan split into nine figures and surrounded Fei Fengxuan, Jian Tianmo, and Holy Son Cai Teng, declaring that he did not want to waste time.
• Chen Fan unleashed his black-and-white flames and the full intent of the cycle of life and death as he prepared to fight all three prodigies.

Chen Fan used Nine-Nine Restoration to overwhelm Fei Fengxuan, Jian Tianmo, and Holy Son Cai Teng, but their protectors intervened before he could finish the fight. Bald Bird threw Chen Fan the partly deciphered ancient painting, which opened and pulled him inside as City Lord Guo confronted Dugu Han.

• Chen Fan surrounded Fei Fengxuan, Jian Tianmo, and Holy Son Cai Teng with nine figures and attacked them with the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Sword Formations.
• Chen Fan destroyed Cai Teng's Passion Flower and wounded Fei Fengxuan and Jian Tianmo with the second minor cycle of Nine-Nine Restoration.
• Fei Fengxuan identified that breaking any of the nine formation eyes could end the art, and the three opponents tried to attack them.
• Nine late-stage Spirit Refinement protectors struck at Chen Fan, while City Lord Guo intercepted Dugu Han's attempt to defend him.
• Bald Bird hurled the partly unlocked ancient painting toward Chen Fan, and the painting opened to reveal Fat Daoist as Chen Fan reached out and grasped it.

Chen Fan used the ancient painting to shatter Immortal River City's protective formation and then gained the painting's ancient power. After reuniting with Qin Xian'er, he confronted Guo Liuyu, who had taken the painting, and struck at him with overwhelming speed.

• Chen Fan swung the ancient painting at the nine giant palms, and its fist shattered them, grievously injuring the nine protectors.
• The painting's fist damaged Immortal River City's formation before vanishing, while icy eyes opened beneath the moat.
• Guo Liuyu seized the ancient painting and mocked Chen Fan, then revealed Qin Xian'er among the crowd.
• Chen Fan reunited with Qin Xian'er and felt the Heaven-Burning Art's aura enter him, transforming his blood and True Essence Power into countless tiny swords.
• Chen Fan's ancient aura surged, and he appeared before Guo Liuyu with his sword as City Lord Guo shouted for Guo Liuyu to retreat.

Chen Fan killed Guo Liuyu, then shattered Immortal River City's Magic Array while evading the city’s powerful cultivators. As the ancient painting was seized and drawn beyond the city, Chen Fan spotted a terrifying aura rising from the moat.

• Chen Fan killed Guo Liuyu and reclaimed the ancient painting, prompting City Lord Guo to offer half of Immortal River City to whoever captured him.
• Dugu Han fought City Lord Guo while Chen Fan evaded the pursuing Dao Protectors without using his Nine Palaces Token.
• Chen Fan unleashed the ancient painting’s giant fist against Immortal River City's Magic Array, shattering it and sending deadly fragments through the pursuing Dao Protectors.
• Bald Bird and Qin Xian'er discussed setting up a Teleportation Array, but Bald Bird said Chen Fan could escape with his Nine Palaces Token.
• An immense force siphoned away the giant fist’s power and seized the ancient painting, and Chen Fan saw a terrifying aura brewing in the moat around Immortal River City.

Chen Fan and the others discovered that the ancient painting had awakened a terrifying being beneath Immortal River City’s moat. As the cracked stele marked “Yang” hinted that the being was about to emerge, City Lord Guo attacked and Dugu Han urged Chen Fan to crush his token.

• An ancient aura swept over Immortal River City, and Chen Fan realized the ancient painting had vanished into the moat and might have awakened something beneath it.
• The moat erupted and drained away, revealing a battered stele carved with “Yang”; a cultivator trying to flee was crushed by the pressure.
• A protector blamed Chen Fan for releasing the being, but Dugu Han defended him and Bald Bird argued that the Qin Clan could not have sealed something so ancient.
• After half an hour without further movement, the stele began to crack and Chen Fan sensed that the being was about to emerge.
• City Lord Guo unleashed the Underworld Fire Sacrificial Technique, and Dugu Han told Chen Fan to crush his token immediately.

Chen Fan was trapped by City Lord Guo’s domain as Dugu Han fought the Hell Sect leader and enemies converged on them. Qin Xian’er arrived and urged Bald Bird to activate a Teleportation Array so Chen Fan’s group could escape, while Little Golden Monkey remained in agony.

• Chen Fan recognized City Lord Guo’s Underworld Fire Sacrifice Art and tried to crush the Nine Palaces Token, but City Lord Guo’s domain restrained his hand.
• Dugu Han charged City Lord Guo with his sword art but was knocked back by the vajra hammer, leaving Chen Fan unable to use the token.
• Dozens of Dao Protectors and several prodigies, including Cai Teng, advanced on Chen Fan, while Little Golden Monkey emerged from his clothes and clutched its head in pain.
• Qin Xian’er flew to Chen Fan and asked Bald Bird to set up the Teleportation Array; she told Chen Fan to leave first and meet her outside the Ancient Immortal Road.

Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er were trapped as the guardians attacked them, but a terrifying ancient expert named Yang Xiao emerged from underground. After identifying Chen Fan as the bearer of the sealing scroll, Yang Xiao unexpectedly bowed to him as his master, leaving everyone stunned.

• Qin Xian'er tried to hold off the guardians while Chen Fan’s group headed for the Teleportation Array, but a guardian struck her and another cut off her right hand.
• Qin Xian'er regenerated her arm, revealing that her Storage Ring was not the formation’s weak point, while the guardians battered her light curtain and City Lord Guo defeated Dugu Han.
• Chen Fan tried to cut off his restrained arm so he could keep wielding his sword, but Bald Bird stopped him with a piece of divine ore.
• A stone stele burst from underground, and the ancient expert Yang Xiao appeared as his immense pressure shattered Qin Xian'er’s formation.
• A guardian pointed Chen Fan out as the one who brought Yang Xiao’s scroll, but Yang Xiao bowed to Chen Fan and called him his master.

Yang Xiao revealed that the Fat Daoist had revived him and bound him to fulfill one task for whoever carried the scroll, so Chen Fan ordered him to kill the guardians and prodigies who had attacked him. After Yang Xiao crushed his enemies and prepared to leave before the Ancient Immortal Road collapsed, he recognized the Little Golden Monkey in Chen Fan’s arms.

• Yang Xiao explained that he had wagered with the Daoist in the painting and had to serve the scroll’s bearer for one task after being revived.
• Chen Fan ordered Yang Xiao to kill the fleeing guardians and prodigies, and Yang Xiao crushed them all with his domain.
• Chen Fan pointed out City Lord Guo and the guardians who had attacked Qin Xian'er; Yang Xiao killed City Lord Guo, and Chen Fan slew the remaining targets himself.
• Yang Xiao said his promise was fulfilled and that he had to leave before the Ancient Immortal Road collapsed.
• As Yang Xiao began to depart, he noticed the Little Golden Monkey in Chen Fan’s arms and said he recognized it.